Leeds United vs Reading - Leeds midfielder Liam Bridcutt could return to face Reading

Posted Thursday, April 14, 2016 by PA

Liam Bridcutt could return to the Leeds squad as they welcome former boss Brian McDermott and Reading to Elland Road.

The on-loan Sunderland midfielder has missed the last two games with a thigh injury but manager Steve Evans reckons he has a "70/30" chance of making it.

Sol Bamba (ankle) is a doubt while Mustapha Carayol has a hamstring problem and is also a concern.

Evans will be unable to call on midfielder Alex Mowatt, though, as he begins a three-match suspension after the appeal against his dismissal at Birmingham on Tuesday was rejected by the Football Association.

Reading pair Paul McShane and Danny Williams, meanwhile, have been charged with violent conduct by the FA and are set to miss the trip.

An 84th-minute incident in which McShane and Williams appeared to be in dispute was not initially seen by the match officials but was later picked up on video.

"The matter was referred to a panel of three former elite referees who each reviewed the video footage independently of one another to determine whether they considered it a sending-off offence," read a statement on Reading's official website.

"For an FA charge to follow the decision by the panel must be unanimous. Both players have until 6pm on Friday 15th April 2016 to respond to their charge."